http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:10:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134390 NY Times (includes audio): Jordan Lorence, a lawyer who represents the churches, has argued that accommodating religious expression is very different from endorsing it. He said if the city was concerned about confusing students because their schools host worship services on Sundays — which the city has argued in court — then it should really worry about children who go to unmistakably Christian and Jewish buildings every school day. “Under their own criteria, those seem to be much more serious than what’s happening on the weekends,” said Mr. Lorence, a lawyer at the Alliance Defense Fund. “The school district is in the weird and strange and contradictory situation of: schools meeting in former church schools, O.K.; churches meeting in schools, not O.K. And I just don’t see a whole lot of difference there.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:21:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131677 Jordan Lorence on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: New York Churches To March For Equal Access Sunday April 22. | MP3 audio 5:28 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:05:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131332 Speak Up Movement Church Blog (includes video): People of all faiths and supporters of religious liberty will march across the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday, April 22 in support of equal access for religious groups to meet in empty NYC school buildings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:18:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129911 Christian Post: Frequently, in the fights for life, marriage, and religious freedom, it's easy to get caught up in the moment, throw one's hands up in the air, and wonder if the struggle is worth it. And this is especially so when it seems court decision after court decision is going the wrong way…for a time. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/bronx-household-of-faith-ten-years-of-squabbling-over-the-first-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/bronx-household-of-faith-ten-years-of-squabbling-over-the-first-amendment/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:11:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129651 ReligiousLawNetwork.com: In a one-sentence simplistic summary, the Bronx Household of Faith (Church) wants to rent space in the public schools for Sunday meetings, and the New York City Board of Education (Board) wants to keep it—and other churches—out. This dispute has produced over an inch-thick sheaf of judicial opinions over the last ten years, learnedly discussing the intricacies of the clauses of the First Amendment ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/bronx-household-of-faith-ten-years-of-squabbling-over-the-first-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/jordan-lorence-on-todays-verdict-bronxnet-tv-churches-litigate-for-equal-access-in-nyc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/jordan-lorence-on-todays-verdict-bronxnet-tv-churches-litigate-for-equal-access-in-nyc/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:09:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127885 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/jordan-lorence-on-todays-verdict-bronxnet-tv-churches-litigate-for-equal-access-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/judge-religious-services-in-schools-can-continue-for-now-gothamist/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/judge-religious-services-in-schools-can-continue-for-now-gothamist/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:06:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127477 Gothamist: The battle over religious groups using school property for services on the weekends has been raging since 1995—but really only in New York, since most other school districts don't seem to mind the practice. "This is resurrection from the dead that is kind of amazing," Jordan Lorence, senior counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund, the lawyer for the church that spearheaded the case, the Bronx Household of Faith, told the Times. "We are overjoyed; it gets it through the school year." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/judge-religious-services-in-schools-can-continue-for-now-gothamist/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/2nd-circuit-extends-nyc-church-access-to-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/2nd-circuit-extends-nyc-church-access-to-public-schools/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:15:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127300 AP: The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-page order Wednesday that declined the city's request to block a lower court judge who stopped the city from enforcing its no-worship-in-schools policy. | The order ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/2nd-circuit-extends-nyc-church-access-to-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/judge-nyc-churches-can-meet-in-schools-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/judge-nyc-churches-can-meet-in-schools-baptist-press/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:56:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127055 Baptist Press Updated: "The city can't single out religious expression and treat it worse than the expression of everybody else," said ADF senior counsel Jordan Lorence. "The court's order allows churches and other religious groups to meet in empty school buildings on weekends just as non-religious groups do while the lawsuit proceeds. The city's view of the First Amendment is wrong, and we intend to continue to demonstrate that in court." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/judge-nyc-churches-can-meet-in-schools-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/churches-back-in-ny-schools-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/churches-back-in-ny-schools-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:49:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127052 One News Now: Churches that have been helping communities for years can once again offer the hope that empty buildings can't," reports ADF attorney Jordan Lorence. "The city can't single out religious expression and treat it worse than the expression of everybody else." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/churches-back-in-ny-schools-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/allies-under-assault-catholics-and-evangelicals-coalesce-against-rising-threats-to-religious-liberty-from-all-levels-of-government-world-mag/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/allies-under-assault-catholics-and-evangelicals-coalesce-against-rising-threats-to-religious-liberty-from-all-levels-of-government-world-mag/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:42:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127048 World Magazine: But Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence, who has worked on New York-based equal access cases for almost 20 years, says the conflict stems from an unconstitutional view of the separation of church and state. "The Supreme Court has rejected this view," Lorence said. "Accommodating private speech doesn't violate the establishment clause. ... New York City is the last holdout for an extreme view of the separation clause ... that says religion is something that needs to be contained and driven" from the public square. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/allies-under-assault-catholics-and-evangelicals-coalesce-against-rising-threats-to-religious-liberty-from-all-levels-of-government-world-mag/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/nyc-churches-back-to-weekend-worship-services-in-public-schools-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/nyc-churches-back-to-weekend-worship-services-in-public-schools-examiner/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:38:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127046 Examiner.com: The Christian Post reports senior counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund, Jordan Lorence, said, “The city can't single out religious expression and treat it worse than the expression of everyone else.” Lorence further expressed New York City's view of the First Amendment was incorrect. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/nyc-churches-back-to-weekend-worship-services-in-public-schools-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/jordan-lorence-and-greg-baylor-on-truth-that-transforms-nyc-churches-battle-for-equal-access/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/jordan-lorence-and-greg-baylor-on-truth-that-transforms-nyc-churches-battle-for-equal-access/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:41:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126894 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/jordan-lorence-and-greg-baylor-on-truth-that-transforms-nyc-churches-battle-for-equal-access/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/new-york-churches-score-another-court-victory/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/new-york-churches-score-another-court-victory/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:26:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126883 One News Now: A spokesman for the Alliance Defense Fund, Jordan Lorence, says " churches that have been helping communities for years can once again offer the hope that empty buildings can’t.” Lorence says “the city can’t single out religious expression and treat it worse than the expression of everybody else. The court’s order allows churches and other religious groups to meet in empty school buildings on weekends just as non-religious groups do while the lawsuit proceeds. The city’s view of the First Amendment is wrong, and we intend to continue to demonstrate that in court.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/new-york-churches-score-another-court-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/us-judge-again-allows-worship-in-ny-schools-reuters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/us-judge-again-allows-worship-in-ny-schools-reuters/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:14:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126875 Reuters: "A law is not neutral if its object is to infringe upon or restrict practices because of their religious motivations," U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan wrote in issuing Friday's injunction against the city . . . For the church: Jordan Lorence, Benjamin Bull and Joseph Infranco of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/us-judge-again-allows-worship-in-ny-schools-reuters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/adf-alive-and-kicking-churches-to-resume-meeting-at-nyc-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/adf-alive-and-kicking-churches-to-resume-meeting-at-nyc-schools/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:14:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126829 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/adf-alive-and-kicking-churches-to-resume-meeting-at-nyc-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/david-cortman-on-the-jody-hice-show-nycs-denial-of-equal-access-to-churches/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/david-cortman-on-the-jody-hice-show-nycs-denial-of-equal-access-to-churches/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:32:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126664 Dave Cortman on the Jody Hice Show. | MP3 audio 17:57 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/david-cortman-on-the-jody-hice-show-nycs-denial-of-equal-access-to-churches/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/despite-court-victory-nyc-churches-still-banned-from-schools-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/despite-court-victory-nyc-churches-still-banned-from-schools-the-new-american/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:25:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126636 The New American: Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund, which is defending the churches against the city ban, said that he was optimistic Judge Preska would counter the appeals court ruling by broadening her decision to apply to all churches impacted by the ban. “We expect Judge Preska to issue a preliminary injunction within the next week, and it should apply to all religious groups desiring to hold worship services in the NYC public schools,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/despite-court-victory-nyc-churches-still-banned-from-schools-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/nyc-churches-endure-tumultuous-week-in-the-courts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/nyc-churches-endure-tumultuous-week-in-the-courts/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:52:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126424 Speak Up Movement Church: We reported the good news that last Thursday, the federal district court in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop New York City’s Department of Education from enforcing its policy banning private worship services. However, things went a bit askew Friday evening. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/nyc-churches-endure-tumultuous-week-in-the-courts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/government-prolongs-church-evictions-eurweb/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/government-prolongs-church-evictions-eurweb/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:57:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126341 EurWeb: As ADF senior counsel Jordan Lorence puts it, “Churches help communities; evicting churches hurts communities. Empty buildings offer nothing to communities that need hope.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/government-prolongs-church-evictions-eurweb/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/new-york-can-enforce-ban-against-use-of-schools-for-worship-bloomberg/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/new-york-can-enforce-ban-against-use-of-schools-for-worship-bloomberg/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126338 Bloomberg: Jordan Lorence, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund in Washington who represents the Bronx Household of Faith, said in a phone interview the appeals court’s order didn’t deal with the merits of the case. “It’s somewhat disappointing but it’s not a major ruling,” Lorence said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/new-york-can-enforce-ban-against-use-of-schools-for-worship-bloomberg/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:32:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126209 Religion Clause: Yesterday, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order (full text) in the case, clarifying that the TRO applies only to evicting Bronx Household of Faith, and does not apply to protect other churches that are not parties to the litigation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/dave-cortman-on-the-don-kroah-show-churches-use-of-public-school-facilities-in-nyc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/dave-cortman-on-the-don-kroah-show-churches-use-of-public-school-facilities-in-nyc/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:01:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126178 Dave Cortman appeared on the Don Kroah Show on WAVA. | MP3 audio 8:41 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/dave-cortman-on-the-don-kroah-show-churches-use-of-public-school-facilities-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/churches-at-schools-get-a-reprieve-wsj-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/churches-at-schools-get-a-reprieve-wsj-com/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:07:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126041 WSJ.com: "The court's order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups," said Jordan Lorence, the senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal coalition representing the lead plaintiff in the case, the Bronx Household of Faith. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/churches-at-schools-get-a-reprieve-wsj-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-reprieve-in-forced-eviction-from-schools-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-reprieve-in-forced-eviction-from-schools-the-new-american/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:07:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126052 The New American: Looking past the 10-day temporary reprieve, the ADF’s Jordan Lorence said that the churches would continue to fight for their right to use the school space. “We’ll litigate this case as long as we have to,” he said, adding, “No other large school district in the country except for New York City has a policy like this.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-reprieve-in-forced-eviction-from-schools-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/court-grants-temporary-hold-on-ny-church-evictions-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/court-grants-temporary-hold-on-ny-church-evictions-one-news-now/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:04:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126050 One News Now: As ADF senior counsel Jordan Lorence puts it, “Churches help communities; evicting churches hurts communities. Empty buildings offer nothing to communities that need hope.” Lorence says “the court’s order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/court-grants-temporary-hold-on-ny-church-evictions-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-court-win-can-meet-at-least-2-more-weeks-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-court-win-can-meet-at-least-2-more-weeks-baptist-press/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:01:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126047 Baptist Press: The Alliance Defense Fund sought the order earlier this month to stop the evictions. "Churches help communities; evicting churches hurts communities. Empty buildings offer nothing to communities that need hope," said ADF senior counsel Jordan Lorence, who argued before the court. "The court's order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups. ADF will continue to fight this battle relentlessly until the city no longer unconstitutionally prohibits activity for purely religious reasons." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/nyc-churches-get-court-win-can-meet-at-least-2-more-weeks-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/adf-update-churches-allowed-to-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools-for-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/adf-update-churches-allowed-to-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools-for-now/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:49:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126019 ADF Update: Watch this important message from ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears about this amazing development in the 17-year battle for equal access—not only in New York City, but for churches across the nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/adf-update-churches-allowed-to-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools-for-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/court-halts-citys-ban-on-churches-in-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/court-halts-citys-ban-on-churches-in-public-schools/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:33:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125991 DNAInfo.com: "The court’s order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups," said Jordan Lorence, an attorney for the defense fund who argued before the court on Tuesday, in a statement. "ADF will continue to fight this battle relentlessly until the city no longer unconstitutionally prohibits activity for purely religious reasons." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/court-halts-citys-ban-on-churches-in-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/legal-alliance-wins-court-order-to-allow-churches-to-continue-worshiping-in-nyc-public-schools-cbs-new-york/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/legal-alliance-wins-court-order-to-allow-churches-to-continue-worshiping-in-nyc-public-schools-cbs-new-york/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:31:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125989 CBS New York: The Alliance Defense Fund says it sought the order earlier this month to stop the evictions based on violations of the First Amendment that had not been ruled on previously in the case. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/legal-alliance-wins-court-order-to-allow-churches-to-continue-worshiping-in-nyc-public-schools-cbs-new-york/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/churches-win-10-day-reprieve-on-ouster-from-n-y-public-schools-nytimes-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/churches-win-10-day-reprieve-on-ouster-from-n-y-public-schools-nytimes-com/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:25:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125985 NYTimes.com: The court’s order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City,” Jordan Lorence, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, which argued for the church, said in a statement, “because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/churches-win-10-day-reprieve-on-ouster-from-n-y-public-schools-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-evictions-temporarily-lifted-cbn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-evictions-temporarily-lifted-cbn/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:23:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125983 CBN.com: "The court's order is a message of hope for fundamental freedoms in New York City because it means that, for the time being, the city must welcome churches as it does other groups," he added. "ADF will continue to fight this battle relentlessly until the city no longer unconstitutionally prohibits activity for purely religious reasons." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-evictions-temporarily-lifted-cbn/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-wrong-to-keep-religious-meetings-out-of-school-facilities-on-weekends-court-rules-human-events/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-wrong-to-keep-religious-meetings-out-of-school-facilities-on-weekends-court-rules-human-events/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:20:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125981 Human Events: “The huge flaw in Mayor Bloomberg's reasoning is that this is clearly private religious speech,” Jordan Lorence told HUMAN EVENTS. “Government accommodation of private religious speech is not government endorsement of that speech. When the Pope holds Mass in Central Park, it does not mean NYC endorses Catholicism. NYC does not show neutrality toward religion by treating religion worse than other community groups.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-wrong-to-keep-religious-meetings-out-of-school-facilities-on-weekends-court-rules-human-events/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/new-life-like-a-phoenix-rising-churches-can-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/new-life-like-a-phoenix-rising-churches-can-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:42:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125920 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/new-life-like-a-phoenix-rising-churches-can-continue-meeting-in-nyc-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-defenders-not-going-away-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-defenders-not-going-away-one-news-now/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:08:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125908 OneNewsNow.com: As New York lawmakers consider the bill that would reverse the city's decision, the Alliance Defense Fund has requested a temporary federal injunction to buy time until the bill can be considered. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/nyc-church-defenders-not-going-away-one-news-now/feed/ 0